Crayfish rips off its own claw to avoid being cooked alive… inspiring diner to adopt the animal as his PET

The remarkable sight was captured by social media user Jiuke, who posted the clip on the Chinese platform called Weibo where it has been viewed more than 900,000 times

By Patrick Knox

3rd June 2018, 2:53 pm

Updated: 3rd June 2018, 5:36 pm

By Patrick Knox

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A CRAYFISH has been filmed tearing off its own claw to avoid being cooked - but the story has a happy ending as the impressed diner who was about to eat the crayfish changed his mind and adopted it instead.

The courageous crustacean can be seen gripping one of its pincers before detaching it and scurrying off.

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But some have left comments supporting the plucky shellfish, urging "let him go" and "don't eat him, seeing how hard he's trying to survive", Taiwan News website reported.Responding to this, Juike said: "I let him live, I already took him home and am raising him in an aquarium."

Crayfish are able to grow back limbs, so it is expected to have a replacement claw in a matter of weeks.

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